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SANDFIRE RESOURCES LIMITED Remuneration Information 2022

Nov 24, 2022

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Remuneration Information

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25 November 2022

Acting Chief Executive Officer Remuneration Arrangements

Sandfire Resources Limited (Sandfire or the Company) announced on 30 September 2022 that the Board had appointed Mr Jason Grace, Sandfire's Chief Operating Officer, as the Company's Acting Chief Executive Officer.

As flagged in the investor presentation dated 18 November 2022, the Board has been considering appropriate remuneration arrangements for Mr Jason Grace in his role as Acting Chief Executive Officer. In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.16.4, Sandfire advises the material terms of Mr Jason Grace's remuneration for his role as Acting Chief Executive Officer below.

Role Acting Chief Executive Officer
Commencement Date 30 September 2022
Term No fixed term.It is intended that Mr Grace's role as Acting Chief Executive Officer will endwhen Mr Brendan Harris commences as Chief Executive Officer on 3 April2023, at which point Mr Grace will continue his role as Chief OperatingOfficer.
Total FixedRemuneration (TFR) Current total fixed remuneration is increased by a Higher Duties Allowance(HDA) at an annual rate of A$330,000 per annum. Total fixed remunerationfor the Acting CEO is at an annual rate of A$980,000 inclusive ofsuperannuation and the HDA.
Short Term Incentive(STI) Current STI opportunity for FY2023 as a percentage of TFR is unchangedand will be 75% of the increased TFR.
Equity-based Incentive Long Term Incentive (LTI)ZEPOsAs disclosed in the Appendix 3G dated 14 October 2022, the Company hasgranted 66,838 zero exercise price options with an expiry date of 7 October2027 (ZEPOs) to Mr Grace under the Company's Equity Incentive Plan(Plan).Given the increase in Mr Grace's TFR as a result of the HDA noted above,the number of ZEPOs to which Mr Grace is entitled under the Company'sLTI plan has increased to a total of 87,146 ZEPOs under the Plan (anincrease of 20,308 ZEPOs).The total number of ZEPOs issued to Mr Grace as a percentage of his TFRis unchanged. An Appendix 3G for the additional ZEPOs will be lodged onthe date of this announcement.The material terms of the ZEPOs are as set out in the announcement dated14 October 2022.

Sandfire Resources Ltd

Level 2, 10 Kings Park Road West Perth WA 6005 Australia ABN 55 105 154 185

PO Box 1495 West Perth WA 6872 www.sandfire.com.au T +61 8 6430 3800 F +61 8 6430 3849 E [email protected]

Equity-based Incentive Rights
(continued) The Company has granted to Mr Grace 171,806 rights with a nil exerciseprice and expiry date of two years from grant (Rights) as a one-off retentionaward under the Plan.
The Rights have been allocated to Mr Grace, whom the Board of Sandfireconsiders critical to the ongoing success of the long-term performance ofthe Company, as a retention mechanism. The Rights provide Mr Grace withan opportunity to be rewarded if he remains employed by the Company fora period of two years from the grant date, and further aligns his interestswith those of the Company and its shareholders.
The material terms of the Rights are set out in the Annexure to thisannouncement. Further details regarding the Rights are contained in anAppendix 3G released on the date of this announcement.
Notice period Notice period from the Company is 6 months.
Notice period from Mr Grace is 3 months.
Terminationprovisions andentitlements The Company may make payment in lieu of notice and must pay statutoryentitlements together with superannuation benefits.
Refer to the 30 June 2022 Remuneration Report, included in theCompany's Annual Report, for the treatment of STIs on cessation ofemployment.
Refer to the Company's announcements relating to the offer of ZEPOs andRights for the treatment of LTIs on cessation of employment.
Any termination benefits payable to Mr Grace will be subject to any requiredshareholder approvals.

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For further information, please contact:

Sandfire Resources Ltd John Richards – Non-Executive Chair Matthew Fitzgerald – Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer Office: +61 8 6430 3800

This announcement is authorised for release by Sandfire's Board of Directors.

Annexure – Summary of Material Terms of Rights

Term Detail
Number of Rights 171,806
Entitlement Each vested Right entitles the holder to one fully paid ordinary share in theCompany (Share). At the Board's absolute discretion, a cash payment may bemade in lieu of an allocation of Shares on exercise of a vested Right.
Exercise price Nil.
Transferability The Rights are not transferable (and consequently, will not be quoted on ASX orany other exchange).
Testing Date The 2nd anniversary of the grant date.
VestingConditions The vesting of each Right is subject to the Board determining that the servicecondition has been met.
Service Condition The participant must be continuously employed by the Group until the testingdate.
Ceasingemployment Unless the Board determines otherwise, if the participant ceases employmentwith the Group:
•due to resignation, fraudulent or dishonest conduct or termination for cause,all unvested Rights will lapse; and
•for any reason not noted above, all unvested Rights will remain on foot andvest in the ordinary course as though Mr Jason Grace had not ceasedemployment.
Rights The Rights do not:
(a) carry any voting rights in the Company, except as required by law;
(b) entitle the holder to any dividends, whether fixed or at the discretion of theDirectors;
(c) confer any right to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon areduction of capital or otherwise;
(d) confer any right to participate in the surplus profits or assets of the Companyupon a winding up of the Company; and
(e) confer the right to participate in new issues of securities such as bonusissues or entitlement issues,
unless and until the Rights vest and are converted into Shares.
Plan The terms of the Plan apply to the Rights.

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